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Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1897), 1909-01-17

Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1897), 1909-01-17 page 1

WEATHER Rain cr snow Sunday, heavy in north portion; Monday partly cloudy. MAIN SECTION SIX ferr SECTIONS a I NINETY-NINTH YEAR. No. 17. COLUMBUS, OHIO. SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 17, 1909. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. m Itm M at1 3 mix twL' mm ' : - - ? OHIO STAT t M UBRAfW, VJU3 r.QLUMBUS, OHIO, j TOLL OF OEM REACHES SCORE Heartrending - Scenes Result of Collision Near Glenwood Springs, Colo. ORDERS MISTAKEN Several Ohioans in List of In jured in Wreck on Denver and Rio Grande. - ', f Br Assoolatsd Prs to Stats Journal! GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo.. Jan. 16. Twenty persona' were killed and at least 40 Injured, many of them seriously, in a head-on collision between westbound passenger train No. 6 and an eastbound freight train on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad between Dotsero and Spruce Creek.. 2S miles from Glenwood Springs, at 9:86 o'clock last night. . ' Ths Identified Dead. " J. D. MAHON, Princeton, Ind. - A. A. HAMILTON, Polo, 111. W. C. KETTLE, Ashton, Neb. MRS. MATTIE KETTLE, s, Ashton, Neb . MRS. MATTIE EZELL,4 Williston, N. D. - G. W. OLESON, St.' Louis. : ,. DR. ARVILLA A. OLESON, either from Hildreth, Neb., or Axtell, Neb. REV. R. L. MEILET, either from Brooklyn, N. Y., or Meehaniesburg, Pa. CLARENCE . A. GOODING, Washington. ... JOHN WILLIAMS, Clarks, Neb. J. C. DAVIS, of Davis-Brlgham Drug company, Denver. HENRY DUNN, St. Louis. ARTHUR WILLIAMS, Des Moines, la. - ' Unidentified dead, with descriptions, etc: , Twelve-year-old boy. :" ' EAtht-year-old girl, wearing plain rinpn third finger of left hand. , v id-year-old boy, light hair.- Six-year-old girl, light hair and eyes. Woman, full faced, brown hair, about 30 years of age; wore blue plaid petticoat and Catholic brooch. Unidentified woman; no description; badly mutilated. ; Woman, black hair, dark complexion, plain gld ring inscribed Nancy; shoes stamped Selby Shoe company, Ports-mouth.'O. . ' - Woman with red sweater, blue and white Striped waistabout 45 years ft age, weigm auoui nu. All unidentiiled are women or children, and bodies are badly mangled. Injured, ' John .Rossof, laborer, Cleveland., O. ; Thomas Elliott, Pendleton, la.-W. Adair. Ravenna. O. . T. B. MJUer, Denver. Mrs. E. Clarke, Wapolin, Mo. W. M, Barber, Anthony, Kas. J. H. Hayden and child, Buffalo, Okla. . . .. ' :: i Fred Jenson, Iowa Falls, la. ' Mrs. Nellie J. Morton, Standlsh, Cal. Mrs. A. W. McCauley and child, Los Angeles. J. B. Thompson, Brookings, S. D. V. Chandler, Denver. , W O. Maxey, Los Angeles. I&jE. Cannon, Twin Falls, Idaho. JJfcle E.' McCowen, Pullman con-auivr. . . -. The following injured are In : the county hospital: . Charles M. Wilson, Denver, badly bruised about the head. ' W. O. Vinack, Omaha, in serious condition. Philip Peters, jr., express messenger on passenger train No. 5, Denver, badly bruised. . Clarence. Vassau, Mlddlebury, Vt., eracked kneecap and badly bruised. ,W. H. Jeffries, engineer on freight, broken leg. . H. B. Schuler, board of police, Covington, Ky. ' . S. J. Martin, sergeant of police, badly bruised and cut about head. He will be blind. ' - ( L. J. Ezell, Williston, N. D., lower limbs badly cut. Lillian Mahon, Princeton, Ind., serious condition: She says her husband was killed. . , r Gus Olson, engineer on passenger train, badly bruised about head. V. N. Wheeler, fireman, head and shoulders bruised. Harvey Mitchell, Sallda, dislocated : hip and badly bruised. , - Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Manee, Rockland, Cal.. both injured Internally, v Arelris Rontoclamis, t fort Worth, Texas, badly Injured. ' , s Aria Volopdlls, Fort Worth, Texas, badly bruised. ' D. F. Robinson, Denver, badly cut aivi bruised. Ofc S. Bennett, Farmlngton, Wash., 1 rtefntly injured. . Thomas Cadawallader, vice president and general salesman of Illinois Express company, Jollet, 111. Two small boys, .names unknown, bruises. The refit of the Injured are not serl- our and cannot be found at hotels tonight. Presumably they have left the olty. 4 Orders Misunderstood. " 'While nothing official has been given nut as to the cause of the wreck, It Is said to have been due to a misunderstanding of orders on the part of the enelneer. GUstaf Olson, of the passen ger train. Olson, however, claims he understood his instructions perfectly, but that he misread his watch, thus encroaching on the time of the freight train, which" was being drawn by two locomotives, the first of wnich was in charge of his brother.: Slg Olson. i When, news : of the catastrophe reached. '; Glenwood Springs, every available physician and nurse, in the city - was pressed Into service and a relief train was soon on me scene. The work . of rescue was lmmedl ately begun. Body after body was taken from the wreckage and for time It appeared as thought the heart rending task wouiaj never oe com aJK the bodies were taken from the " ruins' they were laid side by side on a bier of snow, many of whom man led beyond recognition. A pathetic feature of the accident was the killing of a father, leaving two small, helpless children, 4 and 2 years old. The older boy told a nurse at (lie sanitarium maims ratner called him Bennie ana mu is an ne win say, From a reuow passenger , u was learned that the family was en orute to Grand Junction to visit relatives. It la supposed that Mr. and Mrs Cootluuad oa Fourth Fag. MUCH DANGER IN AFRICA American Consul General Fears for Hunter Roosevelt's Safety. (Br AuAClaUd Press to But Journal 1 LONDON, Jan. 16. Robert J. Wynne, the American consul general at Lon don, today called upon John Burns the labor leader and member of parlla ment, and delivered a personal message from President Roosevelt, responding to a ' message ' which Mr. Burns had sent to the president. In his message Mr. Burns said: "Tell the president that fears are entertained here for his weirare wmie In Africa. He must remember that there are great dangers . there from both animals and climate, and that shooting Is hazardous for a man wear ing glasses. ' ( BANKERS MUST GQ TO PENITENTIARY Sentences ; ,' Passed . Because of ., Connection With Irregular - Methods. Alleged Bribers of Federal Grand Jury Are Arrested and Held Under Bond. ' By Associated Press) to Stat Journal. PITTSBURG, Jan. 16. In the United States district court here today. In connection with irregular . banking methods, a" fourth banker failed to put In , appearance and will be sen tenced next Saturday, and the passing of sentence on a fifth was postponed until the May term of court, owing to his poor physical condition. Sentences were pronounced by Judge; James a. Young as follows: , : ' W. C. McKee, vice president of the Farmers' National bank of Emlenton, Pa., and- a director of. the First National bank of Clintonville, Pa., convicted of misapplication of funds, five years In the penitentiary; John M. McKee, brother of William C. McKee, president of the First National bank of Clintonville, Pa,, convicted of misapplication of funds, five years in the penitentiary. Harry S. McKee, son of John M-, cashier of the same bank, pleads guilty to abstraction of funds and making false entries, unable to be present today and will be . sentenced next Saturday. '' Charles E." 1 MulllB, cashier of the-Farmera and Merchants' National bank of Mount Pleasant, Pa, convicted of misapplication -of funds: five years in the penltentiary.r E. H. Stelnman of Mount pjeasant,, president of the Etna ; Lumber ' company, convicted of aiding and abetting, in- the misapplication- of funds -ot the Mount Pleasant Farmers and- Merchants' National bank, five years. In the, penitentiary. ' .''. Age Delays Sentence., R. K.- Hlssem, . ' president of ' the Farmers and Merchants" National bank of Mount pleasant, convicted of aiding anA allotting in the tnlsaDDlioation of funds. Sentence was postponed untllTproperty holders to make a living in, tha Mav term of court on Hissem, owing to his advanced age. and, poor health... Hlssem is 64. In passing sentence on. the bankers, . Judge Young laid:- - "It Is natural to expect that persons offending aglnst the United States national banking laws would be decent, soher men. who stand well socially In their communities, w ho bear -all the marks of respectability and honor, and love their families. The trouble Is that these men get it Into their heads that the money in banks can be used for private purposes. They disregard the Btatutes." ' : George W. ' Worley and James L. Smith hoth -of' Waynesburg; Pa., were today held under $2500 bond- each. for the federal grand jury on the charge of attempting to brlbe:members of the Jury which yesterday convicted J. B. F. Rinehart of misapplying funds of the Farmers and f Drovers- isationai bank of Wayneshurg, of which he forT merly w-as cashier. According to the testimony of Ed ward Chaims, special agent of the rtBnartmpnt of lustive. given at the hearinsr. one of the defendants. Smith, after his "arrest, told him they we.e merely engaged in watching a third nartv. who he claimed, was employed the bribe the members, of the jury which tried Rinehart. '-tCharles S. Cameron, president of the Tube CJty Railway company, convicted recently of a misdemeanor In con nection with his alleged attempts to bribe former Councilman William A. Martin, now serving three years In the penitentiary, was admitted to bail today In the sum of $25,000 pending arguments for a new trial. BANKERS INDICTED. DALLAS, Tex., Jan; 16. The federal grand Jury returned Indictments against Fred Fleming, president; D. A. Templeton, vice president, and A. J. Elliott, cashier of the Western Bank and Trust company, .which failed a year ago. .The specific charge was using the malls for the purpose or ae- frauding. Each of j the parties gave bond of 13000 for their appearance before Judge Meek in the federal court on Jan. 26. r r :. . n IVr mo llhartv -' ' give .me , death haft echoed from every farm and nook, but today a problem as great must be met. It iswhere oh where, can I find a cook. Telephone an "ad" , to the Ohio State Journal. : Citizen 11161 of Bell 8200 v,. URGES UPLIFT FIR THE NEGRO Judge Taft Advises Race to Make . Effort for Education and Training. IN FINE FETTLE President-Elect Guest at Most Brilliant Social ' Affair Known in Years. ' By Associated Prtm to Stt Journal ATLANTA. Ga Jan. 16. Having proclaimed last night what is to be his Southern appointing policy, which Is regarded here as constituting thepresident-elect's important message to the South, Mr. Taft today manifested his great Interest In technical education. In the development of the negro race, in the benefits of university life, on the forming character' of youth, on the future of women teachers, and tonight entered, with zest Into the most brilliant solcal function the, city of Atlanta has' witnessed In years.-Mr. Taft spoke to the students of th Georgia School of Technology and to a mass meeting of negroes, in Big Bethel church. .University education for the leaders of the negro race, for their physlolans and professional men. and Industrial and primary education for the body of workers, composing the balance, of the race, was the note struck by the pres ident-elect in his address to the negroes. " . "With your efforts," said Judge Taft, "to uplift yourselves, I have the deepest sympathy; I say as the com ing president, that I must stand as the representative of all the American people. , The president of the United States can have no mora sacred func tion than to speak words -of encouragement and -hope to assist your efforts. Fate in the past has not been kind 'to you, and the whole 'American people has' the highest obligation of trusteeship and guardianship for your Uplift, v - , "I say to the colored men and wo,-men of this country, that hard as your lot has been, and hard-as the' road Is likely to be -In the' future, It will 'be a road onward if you abide by your consciences and by ideals o salf-ro stralrit,' and that you will attain a condition -you - hardly dream of today. f i Tells of" Negro's Progress. ''-."Look back of you. Forty years ago, not 8 per, cent of your race could read and write; -while today--the figure nearly 60 per cent." After ..summarizing the : heavy ' burdens, placed upon the South by the war, Mr. Taft said: '- "It Ib this' country to which . your fortunes must always be attached; Consider how it was reduced to a cony dltton almost Impossible f or theVwhrte and then consider the prrgreBs .your race - has made. The country dotted with little farm houses . of negroes shows what can be done." -: Mr. Taft said he would not discuss race, feeling or, race prejudice, Then he continued: 1 "Everyone of you knows that noble and. sympathetic, men and women . in the South have been .of the greatest aid to your development and that you will develop faster and faster through the efforts made by the white race to aid In your uplift." Then followed a terse outline of what Mr. 'Taft considered the best educational scheme for negroes.. The meeting was held In the big Bethel church and was opened by the audience singing "Anerica," Mr. Taft joining In the singing. . ' s , i . Pleases the Students. .This afternoon Mr. Taft journeyed to Athens, Ga., where he spoke to the students' body of the state university and to the prospective teachers of the normal school, met the people of the city at a reception and reached" Atlanta again in time to attend the reception and dinner In 'his honor given by the Capital City club, Where he met men of prominence and the women of the social circles of the city. At midnight Mr. Taft left for Augusta, where he.; will arrive early Sunday morning. ; " ., . . Interesting among the things -Mr. Taft said in .the day's speeches wa his exhortation to the young men of the technical school not to let their desires for . big jobs overbalance their absolute honesty. "The greatest liars that I have ever-met are unprincipled experts," was his comment. In hie four years as secretary of war, Mr. Taft said, he had come In direct contact with the best engineers of the world. He gave high praise to the United States army corps of engineers. Undoubtedly having in mind the Panama canal, he added:. "It Is of the greatest aid. to men responsible for workj although It involves the expenditure of millions and millions of dollars to be able to turn It over, with entire confidence to a corps like that." After a pleasant speech at the State university, which is the oldest- state university In the country, in which the high Ideals of student life were pictured, Mr. Taft said with the greatest feeling: , . "I love Yale as I loved my mother." He believed that the student who even stands first In his class and at the same time goes away without a profound love for the Institution,-its surroundings and atmosphere, , had missed one of the most beneficial elements of university life. . ; -, ': ,. Stampede Is Prevented. College, yells of the students of the university, given with a vim, prevented what might have been a stampede on the part sof the audience, which filled the fraternity hall before Mr. Taftiar-rlved. A defective flue ignited wood work in the attic, and when the firemen entered the building, the audience arose to make for the doors. . The students,' in-uniform, kept their seats and , went through their repertoire of yells until quiet was restored. In the meantime Mr. Taft, who had reached the , entrance, was not permitted to enter until the danger was over.- What Mr. Taft thinks of the pro-fession of teachers and its fut ire was told in his speech at the State Normal school. - After expressing the belief that higher pay would eventually come to women teachers, e continued: "But - whatever happens, you may r . Continued oa. Fourth Fae. OLD NEGRO FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH Body of Bristol Moore Discov ered in His Room, Rigid in Fatal Frost. . ' ' Had Been. Dead Several t)ays, j "According to CoronetC-Fu- '.-, fleral of Another Victim.. Rigid from cold, the body of Bristol Mooro,. agej . 60, a colored laborer living in the rear of 252 South High street, was found yesterday morning by men living in the same house, and Coroner Hanes declared that the man was frozen to death. Complaining of Illness, the old man entered his room several days ago and had not been Been since. His discov erers noticed a peculiar odor coming rrom tne window of nis room, and on investigation round him dead. The police were notified, and Coro ner Hanes summoned. The coroner said the few covers over Moore could not prevent freezing during the recent cold spell, and that he had been dead several days. - . Until a week ago,: Moore worked on a new building being erected In East Main street. His body was taken from the morgue to Adams' undertaking rooms last night. Thomas Buckncr, colored, a civil war veteran, whoso death in nls home, 603 Pendleton avenue, was hastened by exposure, will be buried Tuesday afternoon In the soldiers circle In Green Lawn cemetery. Services will be , held In Adams' mortuary chapel, conducted by members of the G. A. R. ADOPT NATIONAL PLAN Laymen's Missionary Movement Is for Whole Country.. tBy Associated Press to State Journal. NEW YORK,- Jan. 16. A national campaign has been determined upon by the executive committee of the Layman's missionary movement. The plan has been under consideration for several months, but was not fir.ally adopted until after It had received the endorsement of the annual conference of foreign mission boards, which adjourned today in this city. The plan involves, holding a series Of public meetings for men in all the important cities of the United States during the winters' of 1909-191Q. The initial series will be held in Washington and w:ill be participated in by , the president and by many public men. AH sections of, the country will thereafter be visited, laymen being the chief speakera in every city. '..' LAD CONFESSES GUILT Declares He Committed Crime for Which Another Serves. Br Associated Press to State Journal) LEXINGTON, Ky.j Jan. 16. William Little, a 17-year-old Inmate of the state - reform school here, today confessed that 18 months ago he murdered his stepfather In Louisville and that another man is serving a sentence in the penitentiary for the crime. This Information was given to Superintendent Bruce ,of a Louleville Institution, but the name of the man killed or that of the man who is wrongfully in prison was not learned here. Little says he shot' his step-father twice. He was sentenced to the re form school in connection with the affair.; -; . - Scientist a Suicide. BATON ROUGE. La., Jan. 16. Professor. B. H. Qllbau of the Louisiana State university, committed suicide here this afternoon by shooting himself In -the head. Professor Qllbau was one of the directors of the Gulf Biolog ical station and well known in scientific circles. - No cause van be assigned for the act, , THE DAYS SEEM -IMfllL'liS OKI :IKg I W. t -OzC HOPKINS IS CONFIDENT Believes, However, Party Caucus ' Should Be Held. : tBy Associated Press lo Stat Journal . CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Unlted States Senator Hopkins, called from .Wash Ington to attend to his political fences In Illinois, arrived here today. While the " primaries of last August, he said to interviewers, - had settled it that ha was to continue In office, he Deaevea a party caucus should be had, The caucus, he explained, is a time- honored party tradition, and should be observed. . Regarding the rumored entry of other candidates Into the senatorial race. Senator Hopktnf said: . ' "No Republican of Sufficient stand. ing to' be a candidate would take the position of disregarding the verdict of voters at the primary election." Speaker Shurtleff also ' was lri the city, but would make no prediction as to whether there wpuld pe a caucus. IDERS SEC0i;TiL FDR HARRY K. THAW Prisoner Will Be Given Lunacy Examination Before Judge, But Without Jury. By Associated Press to Stat Journal. 1 NYACK, N. Y., Jan. 16. Harry K. Thaw will be given a trial in New York City to determine whether he is sane or Insane. "An order to that ef feet was Issued today by Justice A. S. Tompkins, td whom an appeal asking for a trial was made by Mrs. William Thaw, Harry K. Thaw's mother. k Under - Justice Tompkins' decision, Thaw will not be given a trial by jury. Mrs. Thaw's petition requested such a hearing, but as Justice Mills had already refused to grant a similar re quest, Justice Tompkins denied that porti6n of the petition, and ordered that the case be heard before a court or'-judge of New York City, with, or without the assistance of a referee, as the trial Judge may decide. The questions presented to Justice Tompkins for his decision Included the validity of the commitment, the DreB ent mental tondltion of the prisoner, and whether It Is now safe for him to be at large. Justice Tompkins decided that he will not consider the question of validity as that has already been passed upon adversely by Justices Morschauser and Mllto and Is now on appeal to-the appellate division. The question of. Thaw's present sanity, Justice Tompkins says, is entitled to be fairly tried and determined. ' TIE-UP MADE COMPLETE Strike Puts 15,000 Hatters Out of Employment By Associated Press to State Journal. 1 ; NEW YORK, Jan. 16. The tie-up in the hat manufacturing business,' caused by the order to the union hatters, yesterday to strike because the manufac turers had discontinued the use of the union label, was. - completed today. Samuel Mundhelm, , president of the National Hat Manufacturers', association, and Thomas F. Lawlor,' national secretary of the United Hatters , of America, who were at their offices here today, both agreed that the tie-up was effective. Mr. ; Lawlor declared that 16.00Q men were out. 1 -. ; The manufacturers are to hold a meeting in this city tomorrow, at whjch their future course of action in regard to the factories and in combating the' strike will probably be decided upon. .. , , A statement is promised for Monday on behalf of the hatters' union, expjalnlng its position. Cashier Found Guilty. BAN ANTONIO. Teiai, Jan. 6.WI1-Ham F. Woods, former cashier of the defunct Woods National bank, was found erulltv on five counts for the mi. application of funds of the linnk.tn the federal court today. Judge Maxey re- served senUnoo. .... .., - VERY LONG BURTON AGAINST WATERWAYS BILL Declares He'll Favor Nothing Other Than an Emergency , . Measure. , '1 " Hous,e Committee I $otea iioyvn 'I General Appropriation for " Rivers and Harbors. ; fBy Associated Press to State Journal.) ,' WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The house committee on - rivers and fi arbors today voted against a general appropriation bill, for' rivers and harbors im provements The 1 committee, will re port a bill providing for carrying on Important work already begun for sur veys of urgent projects proposed and for any emergencies which may arise. This bill probably will not carry to exceed $10,000,000. ' - The members of the committee who wanted a general bill were In the ma jority, but after a resolution favoring a measure of wide proportions had been voted upon favorably, Represent ative Burton of Ohio, chairman of the committee, declared he would have nothing to do with another river and harbor appropriation bill other than an emergency measure, Considerable discussion . followed tills announce ment and a motion to reconsider the vote on the resolution resulted In the defeat of the plan for, a general bill. , . , A resolution In favor of a resolution an j harbor bill appropriating one sum sufficient for the preservation and maintenance of existing rivers and Imrhnrs works, for "continuine in od- eratlon such dredging and other1 plants owned by the government as are now engaged In river and harbor Improvements., and to provide for any emer gency in the maintenance of existing channels ana improvements,- was or- fered by Representative Davidson of Wisconsin, and adopted by a vote of 15: to 2. It is not believed that the fight for a general bill this session will be carried to the floor of the house because of the general opinion that there Is not sufficient time to prepare such a measure. MAY START OWN RESOLUTION. Tillman Will Pre Inquiry if Senate Is Disinclined. By Associated Press to State Joumal.l WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Based upon a report which reached Senator Tillman today, that the senate does not intend to accede to his request for an ' investigation of the charges made against him by President Roosevelt in connection with the Oregon land cases, the senator announced today that If necessary to obtain an inquiry he would himself Introduce a resolution providing for it. .Thus far he has proceeded on the theory that the charges were contained in Information submitted to Senator Hale, and that they would be ' considered by the special committee appointed to investigate the secret service and the message of the president. refieflcting upon members of congress. ', , ,- It is said that members of the spe cial committee will take the position that they are not charged with the responsibility of inquiring into the conduct of a senator. It is likely that members of the privileges and elections committee similarly will be dlsin olined to take up the charges against; Mr. Tillman, unless directly ordered to do so by the senate. - The special com- j mlttee will hold Its first meeting on Monday. . . WILL SEND ITEMIZEp REPORT. President Intends ; to . Comply Fully With Feraker Resolution. (By Associated Prs to Stat Journal! - WASHINGTON, Jan. ,16 In e- change of views, between President i i, - " Contlnutd oa Second Pasje. , I SUNDAY SCHOOL RECORD Two Bryan Girls Haven't Missed Once in Seven Years. Special Telegram to State Journal.) ' BRYAN, Jan. 16. Two Bryan girls probably hold the record for continuous attendance at Sunday school. At the distribution of merit records at the Presbyterian church this week, 12 were distributed to boys and girls who had not missed Sunday school any Sunday the past year. ; ;.' ; '.. . ., Two of the girls, Ruth Hamilton and Mildred Treat, received their seventh successive star, showing that they had not missed a Sunday for seven years , 364 consecutive Sundays. RuthNew-mart-has completed her sixth year of regular attendance. Of the 12 to receive merit stars for the past year, only one was a boy, Charles Masters. AFTER DRINKING POISON Springfield Man Dies After Being Pulled Off His Victim. Woman Had Left Husband. Special Teles-ram to State Journal. SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 16. Actuated by a wild frenzy Peter Kelley, S2, went to the boarding house of Mrs. Alice Timmons .In. South Center street tonight, surreptitiously drank the' contents of a-bottle containing carbolic acid and then murderously attacked Mrs. Timmons with a razor; Her screams brought boarders from an adjoining room and Andrew J. Nichols pulled Kelley from the woman's prostrate form, and repelling his attack, knocked him over with a chair. Both were taken to the City hospital where Kelley died In less than half an hour. "It was all on account of love," moaned the woman. Mrs. Timmons is frightfully cut about the head and arms, but it is thought will recover. Her husband, Tell Timmons, Is living in Columbus, the couple having been separated for some time. ... : ; EDUCATION A GREAT AID Harriman Lays Stress on High School and College Training. ; By Associated Press to 8tate Journal.! NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 16. Edward H. Harrtman, the railroad owner and financier, has written for the Yale Dally News-hls views on college training as preparation for railroading. He said In part: "A college education will be a great help, if the man in going through col lege has kept, the foundations of high school learning firmly fixed. On the other hand, 1 he has neglected his handwriting and forgotten his arithmetic in higher mathematics, nothing could be worse for him. College education is, in the beginning, a real disadvantage and I have found that in every case the high school boy does better work than the college man for the first few years, However, as soon as the college man has gotten back to first principles, he will go ahead much faster than his less educated rival. No matter how. well educated a man may be, he must start in railroading at the very bottom. It is the hardest life I know,' and yet one of the most pleasant.",.,-:';' , ;. : :V;',.; Mayor Busse's Father Dead. . CHICAGO, Jan. 16. CJustav' A. Busse, the father of Fred A. Busse, mayor . of Chicago, died . today after an Illness of sveraj weeks... Mr. Busse was 71 years old, and settled here In 1855. He was a veteran of the civil war and a leader In German circles. - German Dramatist Dies. BERLIN, Jan. S. The death Is an nounced of Ernst Von WlldenbrUuh, the Uermun poet and dramatist. Ho was borsi in S4i, STARTS AGTEQFi II! LIBEL CASE Entire Staff of New York World Served With Subpenas by Government. FIRST CASE KNOWN Administration Takes Great Pre caution to Prevent "Leak" of the News. By Associated Pross to State Journal. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Six Washington correspondents of out-of-town papers, and a local newsboy today received subpena to appear next week before federal grand Juries and give testimony, presumably in connection with statements appearing In their publications bearing on the Panama canal purchase. So far as it had been possible to ascertain, these were the only ones cited: Otto Carmichael, Charles 8. Ambert and K. Jesse Conway, all of the New York World staff; James Hornaday, Indianapolis News; Jeremiah Matthews, New York Sun; Harris M. Crist, Brooklyn Eagle, and William Smith, a newsboy of Washington, engaged In selling New York papers. With the exception of Mr. Crist, who Is commanded to go to New York and present himself Monday morning before the grand Jury of the circuit court for the southern district, the parties :' are directed to appear before the federal grand Jury of the District of Columbia Tuesday morning, next. The World staff also were directed to brifig with them files of the paper for September, October, November and December, 1908, "in the case of United States vs. The Press Publishing com pany," publishers of the New York World. -. ;.'.. .,'. ;', .' " All of the parties when Interviewed declared they .were, wholly Ignorant f the nature of the case regarding which they were called upon to testify. Have to Do With Libel Case. There is no. doubt , here that the subpenaea all have to do with a Bult for libel, which It is believed hajs been brought by the government In New ' York against the World. It was the publisher of ! the New York Sun,, in connection with that of the Indianapolis News, Messrs. Lafian and Delavln Smith, whom the president In a letter dated Dec. 1 last, to William Dudley Foulke, in response to one from him, severely denounced, and in his special message to congress of Dec, 15, regarding the charges of corruption by or on behalf of the government in the matter of the canal purchase, the president announced . that the attor-' ney general had under consideration the form In which proceedings for libel against Mr. Pulitzer should be brought.: ?.-".' Nowhere in the annals of the government has such action before' been taken as the United States government suing for criminal libel. The president In his message was most emphatic in saying that it should not be left to a private citizen to enter tha suit, and he was particular 'to state that he did inot believe "we should concern ourselves with the particular Individuals who wrote ; the lying and libelous editorials, articles from correspondents, or articles In the news columns. The real . offender is Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, editor end proprietor of the World."- It therefore is inferred that the correspondents were summoned as witnesses and not with the ultimate Idea of making themco-defendants. ' Officials Are All Silent. All efforts to get Information at the office of the district attorney here regarding the particular statute under which the suit has been brought failed. District Attorney Baker left his of- , floe early and went to his home in Germantown, Md., and could not be reached. His , assistants utterly refused to discuss the matter in any of its phases. Attorney General Bonaparte was not to be found, and the officials of his department were equally silent. :,' ' ",.'. ', "" r ';-. ; As soon as the subpena was served upon him, Mr. Carmichael got in touch with his office in New York and left on. an afternoon train for that city, where he will hold a conference with his superior officers. "I do not know what it is about," said Mr. Carmichael before leaving, "and I have no Infor mat ion from th office about the matter." - . . t . ..... That every effort was made to prevent any "leak" in New York before the subpenas - were served is evidenced by the fact that Mr, Crist's sub-- pena was directed to : "John" Crist, the endorsement later being written on It that "John" was a fictitious name. The fact that Mr." Crist bai been ordered to appear before a federal court in Vew York- is regarded as an evidence that if any purpose had been entertained to bring such an action in ; the New York state courts it has been abandoned, perhaps owing to - advice from United States District Attorney Stlmpson that such a course wtas not feasible; again, perhaps, because of the refusal of Mr. Jerome, district attorney for Manhattan, to undertake to . present such a case to the state tribunals. Surroundsd by Secrecy. - Grand Jury proceedings in tha District of Columbia are always conducted with the greatest secrecy; the district attorney strongly resents any effort to ; seek- information for ..the press as to the procedure In such cases before an Indictment has been secured, and offenders ar Subject to severe penalties for interference with the course of Justice, all of which makes it very difficult to ascertain the lines of procedure of the government in these catK-s. , Additional Interest Is lent to the case by the presence In this rty of William Nelson Cromwell, who represented the canal company in the negotiations with the government. Several attempts wer. made to reach him at his hotel but ij .1 I 1 51 hi .,1 s4 6 i '41 3 i ;

WEATHER Rain cr snow Sunday, heavy in north portion; Monday partly cloudy. MAIN SECTION SIX ferr SECTIONS a I NINETY-NINTH YEAR. No. 17. COLUMBUS, OHIO. SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 17, 1909. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. m Itm M at1 3 mix twL' mm ' : - - ? OHIO STAT t M UBRAfW, VJU3 r.QLUMBUS, OHIO, j TOLL OF OEM REACHES SCORE Heartrending - Scenes Result of Collision Near Glenwood Springs, Colo. ORDERS MISTAKEN Several Ohioans in List of In jured in Wreck on Denver and Rio Grande. - ', f Br Assoolatsd Prs to Stats Journal! GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo.. Jan. 16. Twenty persona' were killed and at least 40 Injured, many of them seriously, in a head-on collision between westbound passenger train No. 6 and an eastbound freight train on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad between Dotsero and Spruce Creek.. 2S miles from Glenwood Springs, at 9:86 o'clock last night. . ' Ths Identified Dead. " J. D. MAHON, Princeton, Ind. - A. A. HAMILTON, Polo, 111. W. C. KETTLE, Ashton, Neb. MRS. MATTIE KETTLE, s, Ashton, Neb . MRS. MATTIE EZELL,4 Williston, N. D. - G. W. OLESON, St.' Louis. : ,. DR. ARVILLA A. OLESON, either from Hildreth, Neb., or Axtell, Neb. REV. R. L. MEILET, either from Brooklyn, N. Y., or Meehaniesburg, Pa. CLARENCE . A. GOODING, Washington. ... JOHN WILLIAMS, Clarks, Neb. J. C. DAVIS, of Davis-Brlgham Drug company, Denver. HENRY DUNN, St. Louis. ARTHUR WILLIAMS, Des Moines, la. - ' Unidentified dead, with descriptions, etc: , Twelve-year-old boy. :" ' EAtht-year-old girl, wearing plain rinpn third finger of left hand. , v id-year-old boy, light hair.- Six-year-old girl, light hair and eyes. Woman, full faced, brown hair, about 30 years of age; wore blue plaid petticoat and Catholic brooch. Unidentified woman; no description; badly mutilated. ; Woman, black hair, dark complexion, plain gld ring inscribed Nancy; shoes stamped Selby Shoe company, Ports-mouth.'O. . ' - Woman with red sweater, blue and white Striped waistabout 45 years ft age, weigm auoui nu. All unidentiiled are women or children, and bodies are badly mangled. Injured, ' John .Rossof, laborer, Cleveland., O. ; Thomas Elliott, Pendleton, la.-W. Adair. Ravenna. O. . T. B. MJUer, Denver. Mrs. E. Clarke, Wapolin, Mo. W. M, Barber, Anthony, Kas. J. H. Hayden and child, Buffalo, Okla. . . .. ' :: i Fred Jenson, Iowa Falls, la. ' Mrs. Nellie J. Morton, Standlsh, Cal. Mrs. A. W. McCauley and child, Los Angeles. J. B. Thompson, Brookings, S. D. V. Chandler, Denver. , W O. Maxey, Los Angeles. I&jE. Cannon, Twin Falls, Idaho. JJfcle E.' McCowen, Pullman con-auivr. . . -. The following injured are In : the county hospital: . Charles M. Wilson, Denver, badly bruised about the head. ' W. O. Vinack, Omaha, in serious condition. Philip Peters, jr., express messenger on passenger train No. 5, Denver, badly bruised. . Clarence. Vassau, Mlddlebury, Vt., eracked kneecap and badly bruised. ,W. H. Jeffries, engineer on freight, broken leg. . H. B. Schuler, board of police, Covington, Ky. ' . S. J. Martin, sergeant of police, badly bruised and cut about head. He will be blind. ' - ( L. J. Ezell, Williston, N. D., lower limbs badly cut. Lillian Mahon, Princeton, Ind., serious condition: She says her husband was killed. . , r Gus Olson, engineer on passenger train, badly bruised about head. V. N. Wheeler, fireman, head and shoulders bruised. Harvey Mitchell, Sallda, dislocated : hip and badly bruised. , - Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Manee, Rockland, Cal.. both injured Internally, v Arelris Rontoclamis, t fort Worth, Texas, badly Injured. ' , s Aria Volopdlls, Fort Worth, Texas, badly bruised. ' D. F. Robinson, Denver, badly cut aivi bruised. Ofc S. Bennett, Farmlngton, Wash., 1 rtefntly injured. . Thomas Cadawallader, vice president and general salesman of Illinois Express company, Jollet, 111. Two small boys, .names unknown, bruises. The refit of the Injured are not serl- our and cannot be found at hotels tonight. Presumably they have left the olty. 4 Orders Misunderstood. " 'While nothing official has been given nut as to the cause of the wreck, It Is said to have been due to a misunderstanding of orders on the part of the enelneer. GUstaf Olson, of the passen ger train. Olson, however, claims he understood his instructions perfectly, but that he misread his watch, thus encroaching on the time of the freight train, which" was being drawn by two locomotives, the first of wnich was in charge of his brother.: Slg Olson. i When, news : of the catastrophe reached. '; Glenwood Springs, every available physician and nurse, in the city - was pressed Into service and a relief train was soon on me scene. The work . of rescue was lmmedl ately begun. Body after body was taken from the wreckage and for time It appeared as thought the heart rending task wouiaj never oe com aJK the bodies were taken from the " ruins' they were laid side by side on a bier of snow, many of whom man led beyond recognition. A pathetic feature of the accident was the killing of a father, leaving two small, helpless children, 4 and 2 years old. The older boy told a nurse at (lie sanitarium maims ratner called him Bennie ana mu is an ne win say, From a reuow passenger , u was learned that the family was en orute to Grand Junction to visit relatives. It la supposed that Mr. and Mrs Cootluuad oa Fourth Fag. MUCH DANGER IN AFRICA American Consul General Fears for Hunter Roosevelt's Safety. (Br AuAClaUd Press to But Journal 1 LONDON, Jan. 16. Robert J. Wynne, the American consul general at Lon don, today called upon John Burns the labor leader and member of parlla ment, and delivered a personal message from President Roosevelt, responding to a ' message ' which Mr. Burns had sent to the president. In his message Mr. Burns said: "Tell the president that fears are entertained here for his weirare wmie In Africa. He must remember that there are great dangers . there from both animals and climate, and that shooting Is hazardous for a man wear ing glasses. ' ( BANKERS MUST GQ TO PENITENTIARY Sentences ; ,' Passed . Because of ., Connection With Irregular - Methods. Alleged Bribers of Federal Grand Jury Are Arrested and Held Under Bond. ' By Associated Press) to Stat Journal. PITTSBURG, Jan. 16. In the United States district court here today. In connection with irregular . banking methods, a" fourth banker failed to put In , appearance and will be sen tenced next Saturday, and the passing of sentence on a fifth was postponed until the May term of court, owing to his poor physical condition. Sentences were pronounced by Judge; James a. Young as follows: , : ' W. C. McKee, vice president of the Farmers' National bank of Emlenton, Pa., and- a director of. the First National bank of Clintonville, Pa., convicted of misapplication of funds, five years In the penitentiary; John M. McKee, brother of William C. McKee, president of the First National bank of Clintonville, Pa,, convicted of misapplication of funds, five years in the penitentiary. Harry S. McKee, son of John M-, cashier of the same bank, pleads guilty to abstraction of funds and making false entries, unable to be present today and will be . sentenced next Saturday. '' Charles E." 1 MulllB, cashier of the-Farmera and Merchants' National bank of Mount Pleasant, Pa, convicted of misapplication -of funds: five years in the penltentiary.r E. H. Stelnman of Mount pjeasant,, president of the Etna ; Lumber ' company, convicted of aiding and abetting, in- the misapplication- of funds -ot the Mount Pleasant Farmers and- Merchants' National bank, five years. In the, penitentiary. ' .''. Age Delays Sentence., R. K.- Hlssem, . ' president of ' the Farmers and Merchants" National bank of Mount pleasant, convicted of aiding anA allotting in the tnlsaDDlioation of funds. Sentence was postponed untllTproperty holders to make a living in, tha Mav term of court on Hissem, owing to his advanced age. and, poor health... Hlssem is 64. In passing sentence on. the bankers, . Judge Young laid:- - "It Is natural to expect that persons offending aglnst the United States national banking laws would be decent, soher men. who stand well socially In their communities, w ho bear -all the marks of respectability and honor, and love their families. The trouble Is that these men get it Into their heads that the money in banks can be used for private purposes. They disregard the Btatutes." ' : George W. ' Worley and James L. Smith hoth -of' Waynesburg; Pa., were today held under $2500 bond- each. for the federal grand jury on the charge of attempting to brlbe:members of the Jury which yesterday convicted J. B. F. Rinehart of misapplying funds of the Farmers and f Drovers- isationai bank of Wayneshurg, of which he forT merly w-as cashier. According to the testimony of Ed ward Chaims, special agent of the rtBnartmpnt of lustive. given at the hearinsr. one of the defendants. Smith, after his "arrest, told him they we.e merely engaged in watching a third nartv. who he claimed, was employed the bribe the members, of the jury which tried Rinehart. '-tCharles S. Cameron, president of the Tube CJty Railway company, convicted recently of a misdemeanor In con nection with his alleged attempts to bribe former Councilman William A. Martin, now serving three years In the penitentiary, was admitted to bail today In the sum of $25,000 pending arguments for a new trial. BANKERS INDICTED. DALLAS, Tex., Jan; 16. The federal grand Jury returned Indictments against Fred Fleming, president; D. A. Templeton, vice president, and A. J. Elliott, cashier of the Western Bank and Trust company, .which failed a year ago. .The specific charge was using the malls for the purpose or ae- frauding. Each of j the parties gave bond of 13000 for their appearance before Judge Meek in the federal court on Jan. 26. r r :. . n IVr mo llhartv -' ' give .me , death haft echoed from every farm and nook, but today a problem as great must be met. It iswhere oh where, can I find a cook. Telephone an "ad" , to the Ohio State Journal. : Citizen 11161 of Bell 8200 v,. URGES UPLIFT FIR THE NEGRO Judge Taft Advises Race to Make . Effort for Education and Training. IN FINE FETTLE President-Elect Guest at Most Brilliant Social ' Affair Known in Years. ' By Associated Prtm to Stt Journal ATLANTA. Ga Jan. 16. Having proclaimed last night what is to be his Southern appointing policy, which Is regarded here as constituting thepresident-elect's important message to the South, Mr. Taft today manifested his great Interest In technical education. In the development of the negro race, in the benefits of university life, on the forming character' of youth, on the future of women teachers, and tonight entered, with zest Into the most brilliant solcal function the, city of Atlanta has' witnessed In years.-Mr. Taft spoke to the students of th Georgia School of Technology and to a mass meeting of negroes, in Big Bethel church. .University education for the leaders of the negro race, for their physlolans and professional men. and Industrial and primary education for the body of workers, composing the balance, of the race, was the note struck by the pres ident-elect in his address to the negroes. " . "With your efforts," said Judge Taft, "to uplift yourselves, I have the deepest sympathy; I say as the com ing president, that I must stand as the representative of all the American people. , The president of the United States can have no mora sacred func tion than to speak words -of encouragement and -hope to assist your efforts. Fate in the past has not been kind 'to you, and the whole 'American people has' the highest obligation of trusteeship and guardianship for your Uplift, v - , "I say to the colored men and wo,-men of this country, that hard as your lot has been, and hard-as the' road Is likely to be -In the' future, It will 'be a road onward if you abide by your consciences and by ideals o salf-ro stralrit,' and that you will attain a condition -you - hardly dream of today. f i Tells of" Negro's Progress. ''-."Look back of you. Forty years ago, not 8 per, cent of your race could read and write; -while today--the figure nearly 60 per cent." After ..summarizing the : heavy ' burdens, placed upon the South by the war, Mr. Taft said: '- "It Ib this' country to which . your fortunes must always be attached; Consider how it was reduced to a cony dltton almost Impossible f or theVwhrte and then consider the prrgreBs .your race - has made. The country dotted with little farm houses . of negroes shows what can be done." -: Mr. Taft said he would not discuss race, feeling or, race prejudice, Then he continued: 1 "Everyone of you knows that noble and. sympathetic, men and women . in the South have been .of the greatest aid to your development and that you will develop faster and faster through the efforts made by the white race to aid In your uplift." Then followed a terse outline of what Mr. 'Taft considered the best educational scheme for negroes.. The meeting was held In the big Bethel church and was opened by the audience singing "Anerica," Mr. Taft joining In the singing. . ' s , i . Pleases the Students. .This afternoon Mr. Taft journeyed to Athens, Ga., where he spoke to the students' body of the state university and to the prospective teachers of the normal school, met the people of the city at a reception and reached" Atlanta again in time to attend the reception and dinner In 'his honor given by the Capital City club, Where he met men of prominence and the women of the social circles of the city. At midnight Mr. Taft left for Augusta, where he.; will arrive early Sunday morning. ; " ., . . Interesting among the things -Mr. Taft said in .the day's speeches wa his exhortation to the young men of the technical school not to let their desires for . big jobs overbalance their absolute honesty. "The greatest liars that I have ever-met are unprincipled experts," was his comment. In hie four years as secretary of war, Mr. Taft said, he had come In direct contact with the best engineers of the world. He gave high praise to the United States army corps of engineers. Undoubtedly having in mind the Panama canal, he added:. "It Is of the greatest aid. to men responsible for workj although It involves the expenditure of millions and millions of dollars to be able to turn It over, with entire confidence to a corps like that." After a pleasant speech at the State university, which is the oldest- state university In the country, in which the high Ideals of student life were pictured, Mr. Taft said with the greatest feeling: , . "I love Yale as I loved my mother." He believed that the student who even stands first In his class and at the same time goes away without a profound love for the Institution,-its surroundings and atmosphere, , had missed one of the most beneficial elements of university life. . ; -, ': ,. Stampede Is Prevented. College, yells of the students of the university, given with a vim, prevented what might have been a stampede on the part sof the audience, which filled the fraternity hall before Mr. Taftiar-rlved. A defective flue ignited wood work in the attic, and when the firemen entered the building, the audience arose to make for the doors. . The students,' in-uniform, kept their seats and , went through their repertoire of yells until quiet was restored. In the meantime Mr. Taft, who had reached the , entrance, was not permitted to enter until the danger was over.- What Mr. Taft thinks of the pro-fession of teachers and its fut ire was told in his speech at the State Normal school. - After expressing the belief that higher pay would eventually come to women teachers, e continued: "But - whatever happens, you may r . Continued oa. Fourth Fae. OLD NEGRO FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH Body of Bristol Moore Discov ered in His Room, Rigid in Fatal Frost. . ' ' Had Been. Dead Several t)ays, j "According to CoronetC-Fu- '.-, fleral of Another Victim.. Rigid from cold, the body of Bristol Mooro,. agej . 60, a colored laborer living in the rear of 252 South High street, was found yesterday morning by men living in the same house, and Coroner Hanes declared that the man was frozen to death. Complaining of Illness, the old man entered his room several days ago and had not been Been since. His discov erers noticed a peculiar odor coming rrom tne window of nis room, and on investigation round him dead. The police were notified, and Coro ner Hanes summoned. The coroner said the few covers over Moore could not prevent freezing during the recent cold spell, and that he had been dead several days. - . Until a week ago,: Moore worked on a new building being erected In East Main street. His body was taken from the morgue to Adams' undertaking rooms last night. Thomas Buckncr, colored, a civil war veteran, whoso death in nls home, 603 Pendleton avenue, was hastened by exposure, will be buried Tuesday afternoon In the soldiers circle In Green Lawn cemetery. Services will be , held In Adams' mortuary chapel, conducted by members of the G. A. R. ADOPT NATIONAL PLAN Laymen's Missionary Movement Is for Whole Country.. tBy Associated Press to State Journal. NEW YORK,- Jan. 16. A national campaign has been determined upon by the executive committee of the Layman's missionary movement. The plan has been under consideration for several months, but was not fir.ally adopted until after It had received the endorsement of the annual conference of foreign mission boards, which adjourned today in this city. The plan involves, holding a series Of public meetings for men in all the important cities of the United States during the winters' of 1909-191Q. The initial series will be held in Washington and w:ill be participated in by , the president and by many public men. AH sections of, the country will thereafter be visited, laymen being the chief speakera in every city. '..' LAD CONFESSES GUILT Declares He Committed Crime for Which Another Serves. Br Associated Press to State Journal) LEXINGTON, Ky.j Jan. 16. William Little, a 17-year-old Inmate of the state - reform school here, today confessed that 18 months ago he murdered his stepfather In Louisville and that another man is serving a sentence in the penitentiary for the crime. This Information was given to Superintendent Bruce ,of a Louleville Institution, but the name of the man killed or that of the man who is wrongfully in prison was not learned here. Little says he shot' his step-father twice. He was sentenced to the re form school in connection with the affair.; -; . - Scientist a Suicide. BATON ROUGE. La., Jan. 16. Professor. B. H. Qllbau of the Louisiana State university, committed suicide here this afternoon by shooting himself In -the head. Professor Qllbau was one of the directors of the Gulf Biolog ical station and well known in scientific circles. - No cause van be assigned for the act, , THE DAYS SEEM -IMfllL'liS OKI :IKg I W. t -OzC HOPKINS IS CONFIDENT Believes, However, Party Caucus ' Should Be Held. : tBy Associated Press lo Stat Journal . CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Unlted States Senator Hopkins, called from .Wash Ington to attend to his political fences In Illinois, arrived here today. While the " primaries of last August, he said to interviewers, - had settled it that ha was to continue In office, he Deaevea a party caucus should be had, The caucus, he explained, is a time- honored party tradition, and should be observed. . Regarding the rumored entry of other candidates Into the senatorial race. Senator Hopktnf said: . ' "No Republican of Sufficient stand. ing to' be a candidate would take the position of disregarding the verdict of voters at the primary election." Speaker Shurtleff also ' was lri the city, but would make no prediction as to whether there wpuld pe a caucus. IDERS SEC0i;TiL FDR HARRY K. THAW Prisoner Will Be Given Lunacy Examination Before Judge, But Without Jury. By Associated Press to Stat Journal. 1 NYACK, N. Y., Jan. 16. Harry K. Thaw will be given a trial in New York City to determine whether he is sane or Insane. "An order to that ef feet was Issued today by Justice A. S. Tompkins, td whom an appeal asking for a trial was made by Mrs. William Thaw, Harry K. Thaw's mother. k Under - Justice Tompkins' decision, Thaw will not be given a trial by jury. Mrs. Thaw's petition requested such a hearing, but as Justice Mills had already refused to grant a similar re quest, Justice Tompkins denied that porti6n of the petition, and ordered that the case be heard before a court or'-judge of New York City, with, or without the assistance of a referee, as the trial Judge may decide. The questions presented to Justice Tompkins for his decision Included the validity of the commitment, the DreB ent mental tondltion of the prisoner, and whether It Is now safe for him to be at large. Justice Tompkins decided that he will not consider the question of validity as that has already been passed upon adversely by Justices Morschauser and Mllto and Is now on appeal to-the appellate division. The question of. Thaw's present sanity, Justice Tompkins says, is entitled to be fairly tried and determined. ' TIE-UP MADE COMPLETE Strike Puts 15,000 Hatters Out of Employment By Associated Press to State Journal. 1 ; NEW YORK, Jan. 16. The tie-up in the hat manufacturing business,' caused by the order to the union hatters, yesterday to strike because the manufac turers had discontinued the use of the union label, was. - completed today. Samuel Mundhelm, , president of the National Hat Manufacturers', association, and Thomas F. Lawlor,' national secretary of the United Hatters , of America, who were at their offices here today, both agreed that the tie-up was effective. Mr. ; Lawlor declared that 16.00Q men were out. 1 -. ; The manufacturers are to hold a meeting in this city tomorrow, at whjch their future course of action in regard to the factories and in combating the' strike will probably be decided upon. .. , , A statement is promised for Monday on behalf of the hatters' union, expjalnlng its position. Cashier Found Guilty. BAN ANTONIO. Teiai, Jan. 6.WI1-Ham F. Woods, former cashier of the defunct Woods National bank, was found erulltv on five counts for the mi. application of funds of the linnk.tn the federal court today. Judge Maxey re- served senUnoo. .... .., - VERY LONG BURTON AGAINST WATERWAYS BILL Declares He'll Favor Nothing Other Than an Emergency , . Measure. , '1 " Hous,e Committee I $otea iioyvn 'I General Appropriation for " Rivers and Harbors. ; fBy Associated Press to State Journal.) ,' WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The house committee on - rivers and fi arbors today voted against a general appropriation bill, for' rivers and harbors im provements The 1 committee, will re port a bill providing for carrying on Important work already begun for sur veys of urgent projects proposed and for any emergencies which may arise. This bill probably will not carry to exceed $10,000,000. ' - The members of the committee who wanted a general bill were In the ma jority, but after a resolution favoring a measure of wide proportions had been voted upon favorably, Represent ative Burton of Ohio, chairman of the committee, declared he would have nothing to do with another river and harbor appropriation bill other than an emergency measure, Considerable discussion . followed tills announce ment and a motion to reconsider the vote on the resolution resulted In the defeat of the plan for, a general bill. , . , A resolution In favor of a resolution an j harbor bill appropriating one sum sufficient for the preservation and maintenance of existing rivers and Imrhnrs works, for "continuine in od- eratlon such dredging and other1 plants owned by the government as are now engaged In river and harbor Improvements., and to provide for any emer gency in the maintenance of existing channels ana improvements,- was or- fered by Representative Davidson of Wisconsin, and adopted by a vote of 15: to 2. It is not believed that the fight for a general bill this session will be carried to the floor of the house because of the general opinion that there Is not sufficient time to prepare such a measure. MAY START OWN RESOLUTION. Tillman Will Pre Inquiry if Senate Is Disinclined. By Associated Press to State Joumal.l WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Based upon a report which reached Senator Tillman today, that the senate does not intend to accede to his request for an ' investigation of the charges made against him by President Roosevelt in connection with the Oregon land cases, the senator announced today that If necessary to obtain an inquiry he would himself Introduce a resolution providing for it. .Thus far he has proceeded on the theory that the charges were contained in Information submitted to Senator Hale, and that they would be ' considered by the special committee appointed to investigate the secret service and the message of the president. refieflcting upon members of congress. ', , ,- It is said that members of the spe cial committee will take the position that they are not charged with the responsibility of inquiring into the conduct of a senator. It is likely that members of the privileges and elections committee similarly will be dlsin olined to take up the charges against; Mr. Tillman, unless directly ordered to do so by the senate. - The special com- j mlttee will hold Its first meeting on Monday. . . WILL SEND ITEMIZEp REPORT. President Intends ; to . Comply Fully With Feraker Resolution. (By Associated Prs to Stat Journal! - WASHINGTON, Jan. ,16 In e- change of views, between President i i, - " Contlnutd oa Second Pasje. , I SUNDAY SCHOOL RECORD Two Bryan Girls Haven't Missed Once in Seven Years. Special Telegram to State Journal.) ' BRYAN, Jan. 16. Two Bryan girls probably hold the record for continuous attendance at Sunday school. At the distribution of merit records at the Presbyterian church this week, 12 were distributed to boys and girls who had not missed Sunday school any Sunday the past year. ; ;.' ; '.. . ., Two of the girls, Ruth Hamilton and Mildred Treat, received their seventh successive star, showing that they had not missed a Sunday for seven years , 364 consecutive Sundays. RuthNew-mart-has completed her sixth year of regular attendance. Of the 12 to receive merit stars for the past year, only one was a boy, Charles Masters. AFTER DRINKING POISON Springfield Man Dies After Being Pulled Off His Victim. Woman Had Left Husband. Special Teles-ram to State Journal. SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 16. Actuated by a wild frenzy Peter Kelley, S2, went to the boarding house of Mrs. Alice Timmons .In. South Center street tonight, surreptitiously drank the' contents of a-bottle containing carbolic acid and then murderously attacked Mrs. Timmons with a razor; Her screams brought boarders from an adjoining room and Andrew J. Nichols pulled Kelley from the woman's prostrate form, and repelling his attack, knocked him over with a chair. Both were taken to the City hospital where Kelley died In less than half an hour. "It was all on account of love," moaned the woman. Mrs. Timmons is frightfully cut about the head and arms, but it is thought will recover. Her husband, Tell Timmons, Is living in Columbus, the couple having been separated for some time. ... : ; EDUCATION A GREAT AID Harriman Lays Stress on High School and College Training. ; By Associated Press to 8tate Journal.! NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 16. Edward H. Harrtman, the railroad owner and financier, has written for the Yale Dally News-hls views on college training as preparation for railroading. He said In part: "A college education will be a great help, if the man in going through col lege has kept, the foundations of high school learning firmly fixed. On the other hand, 1 he has neglected his handwriting and forgotten his arithmetic in higher mathematics, nothing could be worse for him. College education is, in the beginning, a real disadvantage and I have found that in every case the high school boy does better work than the college man for the first few years, However, as soon as the college man has gotten back to first principles, he will go ahead much faster than his less educated rival. No matter how. well educated a man may be, he must start in railroading at the very bottom. It is the hardest life I know,' and yet one of the most pleasant.",.,-:';' , ;. : :V;',.; Mayor Busse's Father Dead. . CHICAGO, Jan. 16. CJustav' A. Busse, the father of Fred A. Busse, mayor . of Chicago, died . today after an Illness of sveraj weeks... Mr. Busse was 71 years old, and settled here In 1855. He was a veteran of the civil war and a leader In German circles. - German Dramatist Dies. BERLIN, Jan. S. The death Is an nounced of Ernst Von WlldenbrUuh, the Uermun poet and dramatist. Ho was borsi in S4i, STARTS AGTEQFi II! LIBEL CASE Entire Staff of New York World Served With Subpenas by Government. FIRST CASE KNOWN Administration Takes Great Pre caution to Prevent "Leak" of the News. By Associated Pross to State Journal. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Six Washington correspondents of out-of-town papers, and a local newsboy today received subpena to appear next week before federal grand Juries and give testimony, presumably in connection with statements appearing In their publications bearing on the Panama canal purchase. So far as it had been possible to ascertain, these were the only ones cited: Otto Carmichael, Charles 8. Ambert and K. Jesse Conway, all of the New York World staff; James Hornaday, Indianapolis News; Jeremiah Matthews, New York Sun; Harris M. Crist, Brooklyn Eagle, and William Smith, a newsboy of Washington, engaged In selling New York papers. With the exception of Mr. Crist, who Is commanded to go to New York and present himself Monday morning before the grand Jury of the circuit court for the southern district, the parties :' are directed to appear before the federal grand Jury of the District of Columbia Tuesday morning, next. The World staff also were directed to brifig with them files of the paper for September, October, November and December, 1908, "in the case of United States vs. The Press Publishing com pany," publishers of the New York World. -. ;.'.. .,'. ;', .' " All of the parties when Interviewed declared they .were, wholly Ignorant f the nature of the case regarding which they were called upon to testify. Have to Do With Libel Case. There is no. doubt , here that the subpenaea all have to do with a Bult for libel, which It is believed hajs been brought by the government In New ' York against the World. It was the publisher of ! the New York Sun,, in connection with that of the Indianapolis News, Messrs. Lafian and Delavln Smith, whom the president In a letter dated Dec. 1 last, to William Dudley Foulke, in response to one from him, severely denounced, and in his special message to congress of Dec, 15, regarding the charges of corruption by or on behalf of the government in the matter of the canal purchase, the president announced . that the attor-' ney general had under consideration the form In which proceedings for libel against Mr. Pulitzer should be brought.: ?.-".' Nowhere in the annals of the government has such action before' been taken as the United States government suing for criminal libel. The president In his message was most emphatic in saying that it should not be left to a private citizen to enter tha suit, and he was particular 'to state that he did inot believe "we should concern ourselves with the particular Individuals who wrote ; the lying and libelous editorials, articles from correspondents, or articles In the news columns. The real . offender is Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, editor end proprietor of the World."- It therefore is inferred that the correspondents were summoned as witnesses and not with the ultimate Idea of making themco-defendants. ' Officials Are All Silent. All efforts to get Information at the office of the district attorney here regarding the particular statute under which the suit has been brought failed. District Attorney Baker left his of- , floe early and went to his home in Germantown, Md., and could not be reached. His , assistants utterly refused to discuss the matter in any of its phases. Attorney General Bonaparte was not to be found, and the officials of his department were equally silent. :,' ' ",.'. ', "" r ';-. ; As soon as the subpena was served upon him, Mr. Carmichael got in touch with his office in New York and left on. an afternoon train for that city, where he will hold a conference with his superior officers. "I do not know what it is about," said Mr. Carmichael before leaving, "and I have no Infor mat ion from th office about the matter." - . . t . ..... That every effort was made to prevent any "leak" in New York before the subpenas - were served is evidenced by the fact that Mr, Crist's sub-- pena was directed to : "John" Crist, the endorsement later being written on It that "John" was a fictitious name. The fact that Mr." Crist bai been ordered to appear before a federal court in Vew York- is regarded as an evidence that if any purpose had been entertained to bring such an action in ; the New York state courts it has been abandoned, perhaps owing to - advice from United States District Attorney Stlmpson that such a course wtas not feasible; again, perhaps, because of the refusal of Mr. Jerome, district attorney for Manhattan, to undertake to . present such a case to the state tribunals. Surroundsd by Secrecy. - Grand Jury proceedings in tha District of Columbia are always conducted with the greatest secrecy; the district attorney strongly resents any effort to ; seek- information for ..the press as to the procedure In such cases before an Indictment has been secured, and offenders ar Subject to severe penalties for interference with the course of Justice, all of which makes it very difficult to ascertain the lines of procedure of the government in these catK-s. , Additional Interest Is lent to the case by the presence In this rty of William Nelson Cromwell, who represented the canal company in the negotiations with the government. Several attempts wer. made to reach him at his hotel but ij .1 I 1 51 hi .,1 s4 6 i '41 3 i ;